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Cartt.ca blogs SCTE Emerging Technologies #2: Wednesday’s roundup

THE SEMINARS KICKED OFF with the very articulate futurist Jim Carroll, an international expert on trends and innovation and an "informed" Rogers customer.His view is convergence was talked about during the 1990s but is now for real. He likened "convergence" to "teenage sex" -- "not sure what it is but everyone says they are doing it". Today he says service providers are facing a completely different customer. Today's younger user of communications and media is tomorrows savvy customer who will be less loyal, far more demanding and expects choice.Rate of change of services and technology today and moving forward is...